Stacked concrete volumes frame entrance to House M by Estudio Aire
Argentinian office Estudio Aire rested concrete volumes on top of each other to create a shaded overhang at the entrance to this house for an artist (+ slideshow). More
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Snowflake-shaped hotel to float off the coast of Norway
News: a Dutch firm specialising in floating structures has unveiled plans for a hotel shaped like a snowflake with a glass roof so that guests can watch the Northern Lights while bobbing off the coast of Tromso in Norway. More
Dunn & Hillam's Dogtrot House centres around an open-air corridor
Briefed to design a holiday home that feels like a campsite, Australian studio Dunn & Hillam Architects has completed a residence in New South Wales based on the old "dogtrot houses" of the American deep south (+ slideshow). More
Clive Wilkinson Architects brings "quirky rawness" to Funny or Die offices
Los Angeles studio Clive Wilkinson Architects has designed the West Hollywood offices for comedy video production company Funny or Die, which double as a film studio (+ slideshow). More
Apartment in Amsterdam by MAMM Design features a sunken kitchen
Japanese studio MAMM Design has lowered the kitchen of this apartment in Amsterdam to fit a mezzanine under the steep roof of an 85-year-old housing block (+ slideshow). More
Vo Trong Nghia's chequerboard university building gets going in Vietnam
News: construction is now underway on a building designed by Vietnamese firm Vo Trong Nghia Architects for a technical university near Hanoi, featuring a chequerboard facade of concrete slabs and tree-filled balconies (+ slideshow). More
Ixion windowless private jet by Technicon Design offers immersive panoramic views
International agency Technicon Design has created a concept for a private jet that replaces windows with screens that can display the external environment inside the cabin (+ slideshow). More
Edison Residence student housing by Kanva is clad with engraved concrete panels
This Montreal student housing block by Kanva is clad with concrete panels that are engraved with historic pictures of the site (+ slideshow). More
Drilling Lab stacks aluminium tubes to form vessels in Water Pipe Series
Taiwan design studio Drilling Lab has created a selection of aluminium vessels that look like they're made from sections of industrial water pipes (+ slideshow). More